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264 Squadron Aircraft Specifications:

Boulton Paul Defiant

Boulton Paul Defiant

Specification F.9/35 called for a two seater fighter. The pilot occupying the front, while a gunner occupied the rear with a swinging turret. The result was the acceptance of the Defiant built by the Boulton Paul Aircraft Company, which took over the aviation department of the Boulton and Paul Aircraft Company in June 1934. The range of the Defiant was reasonably good, more than the Spitfire but not as much as the Hurricane. Maximum speed was a bit of a problem, but its main disadvantage was that it had no forward firing power relying only on the hydraulically operated dorsal turret.

The Mk 2 Defiant version and was an improved with a better range, and now based more on its role as a specific Night Fighter. With a top speed of 313 mph and a 30,300ft ceiling, and with an increased range of 465 miles.

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De Haviland Mosquito

The Wooden Wonder’, as the Mosquito is affectionately known, almost never came to be. Air Ministry opposition to de Havilland’s original proposal for an unarmed, all-wooden bomber almost forced de Havilland to abandon the design, but thanks to some behind-the-scenes lobbying, the Air Ministry reluctantly agreed to progress with the design.

De Haviland Mosquito

Technical Specifications

1943 MK X111

The Mosquito Mark 13 had to Rolls-Royce Merlin 21 or 23 engines. A four cannon night fighter developed from and similar to the F Mk 11 with special airborne interception radar equipment in place of the four machine guns in the nose.

The over all dimensions of the mosquito did very, but from my research, not very much. In this specific specification is for a B .1V model with its typical dimensions. For more accurate and detailed information, it is suggested that it has obtained from various aeronautical sources.

In 1945, 264 Squadron was initially disbanded and then reformed in November from 125 Squadron and were re-equipped with Mosquito Mk 36 aircraft, which they continued to fly until the disbandment of the Squadron in 1945 but then reformed in Nov. 1945 and continued to fly these aircraft until they were re-equiped with Glousester Meteor Mk 11 Night Fighters in 1951.

Gloucester Meteor Mk 11

Gloucester Meteor Mk 11

The Meteor NF Mk.11 became the standard RAF night fighter, until replaced by the NF.13. It was a capable night fighter, but not a brilliant one. It just about had the speed required to catch possible enemy bombers. However the heavily framed two-man cockpit canopy made night landings difficult, and the under wing fuel tanks were prone to collapse at high speed or when the cannon fired. The NF Mk.11 was sold in small numbers to Belgium, Denmark and France.